HomeMy WebLinkAboutSummary FormDate: FEB 2 5 2008
Commission Meeting Date:
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORD
FILE ID: 0(I' (J0-(6 7
Requesting Department: POLLI
3 - 21-08' District Impacted:
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance
❑ Other
Subject: FY 2008 Vi ence Intervention Project
Purpose of Item:
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❑ Discussion Item
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution establishing a
new special revenue fund entitled "FY 2008 Violence Intervention Project", authorizing the City
Manager to accept said grant funded by The Children's Trust and administered through Fiscal Agent,
Communities In Schools, Inc. in the amount of $26,764.80. This award will provide funding for Gang
Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) to 300 elementary school children in Little Haiti.
Background Information:
The Children's Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to the health, welfare and safety of children,
has provided funding to Communities in Schools Inc., to conduct the Violence Intervention Project
(VIP). The Violence Intervention Project was designed to reduce the incidence of violence against
children in Miami -Dade County through programs and education. Communities In Schools Inc. has
provided funding to the Miami Police Department to teach the Gang Resistance & Education Program
(GREAT) to elementary school children in the Little Haiti area of the City of Miami. The GREAT
program educates children on how to handle conflicts and is intended as "an immunization against
delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership."
Budget Impact Analysis
Yes Is this item related to revenue?
No Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No:
Special Revenue Account No: TBD
CIP Project No:
No Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
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